false 96472 14 David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling, highly regarded works of contemporary science fiction. Beginning with Sundiver, Brin provides an intriguing exploration of humanity's future in the universe. For nearly a billion years, every known sentient species in the universe has been the result of genetic and cultural guidance--or "uplifting"--by a previously uplifted patron race. Then humans are discovered. Having already uplifted chimps and dolphins, humanity clearly qualifies as an intelligent species, but did they actually evolve their own intelligence, or did some mysterious patron race begin the process, then suddenly abandon Earth? The answer to this mystery might be as close as our own sun, but it will take a daring dive into its fiery interior to know for sure. Sundiver begins David Brin's thoughtful, exhilarating exploration of a future filled with an imaginative array of strange alien races, dazzling scientific achievements, and age-old enigmas. 461555 book 1 2 1980 Sundiver (Uplift Saga, Book 1) total:1185|5:167|4:419|3:485|2:100|1:14| 1185 4180 1547 53 2 2 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 21:38:49 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 21:46:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Jun 24 01:14:40 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 01:14:40 -0700 2009 Bear with me here.
Aliens are always the villains in the Uplift novels. And the thing is, they're Big Bads, they're Snidely Whiplashes: evil maniacs out to destroy humanity. If it weren't for t...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 08:59:24 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 14:47:43 -0800 2009
It is an interesting premise in that an advanced civilization or species can "uplift" another species into sentie...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 11 14:48:24 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 03 09:27:45 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 11 14:48:24 -0700 2009
While reading this book I would often have to stop, re-read a paragraph, then scan back a few pages to figure out whether I missed somethi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 26 10:07:48 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 10:29:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Fri May 01 06:38:59 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 06:46:08 -0700 2009
At some point I might have to start viewing books as fantasy if they feature a busy, bustling universe full of different intelligent races jostling for positio...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 10:11:49 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 07:13:46 -0700 2009 http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/...

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The story was a little clumsy--it was Brin's first novel--but he already knew how to leave the boring parts ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Aug 12 13:43:09 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 13:53:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Wed Jul 11 17:17:19 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 17:20:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 28 02:54:07 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 19 00:25:01 -0800 2009 Startide Rising and The Uplift War but I hadn't read this one because lots of people told me it wasn't as good. It's kind of disjointed but otherwise competently written and better than I expected. Brin does a pretty good job creating actually alien...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sat Dec 20 08:47:06 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 08:51:38 -0800 2008
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I couldn't read it's sequel Startide Rising, too boring, and I haven't tried the Uplift War. They won the Hugo a...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 27 07:02:34 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 07:05:55 -0800 2008
In spite of that, the galactic civilizations he created were awesome. The concept of "...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Mar 12 13:23:12 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 13:29:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 29 08:56:39 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 08:57:54 -0700 2009
A pretty good start to the whole Uplift series. I have to say the next one is much better but this had a nice mix of both mystery and sci-fi. ]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 30 07:34:45 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 07:35:06 -0700 2009 ]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Dec 22 12:46:40 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 13:05:03 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jul 04 10:29:36 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 10:30:40 -0700 2009